About the University
Private
Founded 1870
No religious affiliation
Semester Academic Calendar
Undergraduate student body: 2,150
Campus: Suburban, park-like
Setting: Small city, overlooking Manhattan
Class of 2013 Profile
Undergraduate (freshman): 535
International: 30
Transfer: 35
Female: 28 percent
Minority: 14 percent
Out-of-state: 40 percent
Selectivity: 49 percent accept rate
SAT Range: 1170-1360
Average GPA: 3.8
Student Athletes: 180
Distinctive Features
Broad-based education
Full research university
7:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
91% of academic faculty hold a Ph.D. in their field
All students have a faculty advisor
88% freshman retention rate
Notebook computer provided to freshmen
Wireless campus network
Academic support center
Business Plan Spine
Engineering Senior Design Project
Technogenesis
Special Programs
Accelerated Programs in Dentistry, Medicine, and Law
Dual Degree Program
5-Year Combined Bachelor's/Master's Program
Research Projects
Career Development
Scholars Program
Study Abroad Program
Lore-El Center for Women
Cooperative Education
Internships
Academics
Degrees offered:
Bachelor’s, Engineer, Master’s, Doctorate (B.E., B.S., B.A., M.S., M.Eng., P.E., E.M.T.M., M.B.A., Ph.D.)
Academic Programs
Engineering
Computer Science
Business
Science
Humanities
Costs and Financial Aid
$38,300: Tuition and fees for the 2009-2010 academic year
$11,500: Room and board for the 09-10 academic year
54% of Stevens students receive grant aid
64% of freshmen receive merit aid
$31.9 million: Dollar amount of Stevens aid awarded for the 2008-2009 academic year
Over 85 Clubs and Organizations
Leadership and Government Organizations
Greek Life
Honor and Professional Societies
Performing Arts, Publications/Media
Ethnic, Cultural, and Religious Organizations
Wide Variety of Club Teams and Intramurals
Division III Athletics
Baseball (M)
Basketball (M/W)
Cross Country (M/W)
Equestrian (W)
Field Hockey (W)
Fencing (M/W)
Golf (M)
Lacrosse (M/W)
Soccer (M/W)
Softball (W) (Fall 2009)
Swimming (M/W)
Tennis (M/W)
Track and Field (Indoor) (M/W)
Track and Field (Outdoor) (M/W)
Volleyball (M/W)
Wrestling (M)
Outcomes
Employment
80% placement rate at graduation
$62,400 average starting salary for class of 2009
Top Employers
BAE Systems
Deutsche Bank
ExxonMobil
Hamilton Sundstrand
lTT Industries
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase
NAVAIR
NAVSEA
Northrop Grumman
Pershing
Picatinny Arsenal
Schiavone Construction
Thomson Reuters Tax and Accounting
UBS Financial
Graduate Study
Universities attended by recent graduates:
California Institute of Technology
Columbia University
Cornell University
Drexel University
Harvard University
New York Law School
Rutgers Law School
Stevens Institute of Technology
Tufts University
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
University College London
University of California at Davis
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas Health Science
Yale University
Notable Facts
Stevens’ Office of Career Development was voted among the Top 20 in US by the Princteon Review.
Stevens was named among the nation’s Most Connected Campuses by Princeton Review and Forbes.com for its wireless network, mobile computing program, as well as its outstanding computer science curriculum and research facilities.
Stevens was recently named in the top 20 Most Entrepreneurial Campuses in the nation by Forbes and The Princeton Review.
Alumni include a Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, the Father of Scientific Management, the artist who created the first mobile, the inventor of Bubble Wrap, founder of Texas Instruments, a current CEO of AT&T, President of Verizon, and Chairman of Compaq.
Stevens students have a 90 percent acceptance rate to medical school, well above the national average.
Stevens received a grant from AT&T, and input from other Fortune 500 companies, to develop the B.S. in Business program—the first of its kind in the country to focus on the fusion of business skills with technological expertise.
Forty percent of Stevens students participate in the cooperative education program, earning an average of $16.37 per hour. One hundred companies employ Stevens students in co-op positions each semester.